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Material In Motion

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FAIRBURN, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Material In Motion in FAIRBURN, GEORGIA
Employer Material In Motion Report ID 20201110718
Address 1000 Logistics Center Dr. Suite 100 City, State ZIP FAIRBURN, GEORGIA 30213
Event Date November 11, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.53000, -84.59000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were using a hand operated lift and were installing a power box onto the shelf of a rack. The lift moved and caught the left hand of one of the employees against the box which resulted in amputation of the left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2020, a worker at Material In Motion in FAIRBURN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.

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